POP QUIZ_2.1.22

Which of the following best explains the reasons for the changes shown on the maps of South American from 1800to 1830?

• Enlightenment ideas had spread from Europe to Latin America.

• South American colonies abolished slavery.

• Aztec and other local tribes regained control of the region.

• Spain sent conquistadors to conquer the Latin American region.

What event in the 19th century most importantly precipitated the revolutionary movements for independence in Latin America?

• The conquest of the Mughal empire by Portugal.

• The Napoleonic Era of the French Revolution, which forced the Spanish Royal family to abdicate.

• Spain's loss of colonial territories to British forces following the American Revolution.

• The emergence of new protestant faiths across Europe.

Which of the following was a main cause of the Latin American Revolutions?

• "Taxation without Representation"

• Unequal distribution of the responsibility to pay taxes.

• Abusive slavery to produce large amounts of wealth.

• Unfair reduction in opportunities to those who looked different from Europeans.

Which of the following Enlightenment Thinkers would Simon Bolivar most align his thinking with?

• John Locke who advocated for the recognition of Natural Rights.

• Mary Wollstonecraft who advised women should have equal access to an education.

• Thomas Hobbes who warned against the cruelty of mankind and a leadership nation.

• Rousseau who suggested mankind must accept a social contract with its government to prosper.

Simon Bolivar was most troubled by New Spain's use of...

• Class systems based on ethnicity, nationality, and wealth, over the recognition of equality.

• Slavery of Native Americans as part of the Encomienda system.

• ideas spread by the French Revolution and the presence of France in Spain.

• Women given the same amount of opportunities as men.

Following his letter, what steps did Simon Bolivar take to support the claims mentioned in his letter?

• He would publicly criticize the Catholic faith by nailing his arguments against church doors.

• He would led armies of creoles, mestizos, and others to fight for the independence of Latin American countries.

• He would travel to France to seek support from Napoleon and the Spanish kingdom.

• He and his fellow slaves would turn on their masters and burn down many of the plantations.

What is depicted in the following image?

• New Spain's Casta System, which negatively emphasized mixed/interracial coupling.

• Forced taxes British colonists were expected to pay.

• Banners advocating for the abolishment of slavery.

• Economic opportunities suggesting Europeans to have children with Natives.

According to the Casta System, the child of a Peninsular (Spaniard) born in the Americas would have more rights than...

• A resident of Spain visiting Latin America for economic reasons.

• Native American children born whose father is European.

• Portuguese sugar plantation owners

• His mother who was from Spain.

Which of the following developments in the period 1450–1750 would a historian most likely compare the Ottoman Empire and its division of groups?

• The recruitment of Italian and Dutch merchants and officers into the Portuguese and Spanish navies.

• The use of Hindu officials in the Mughal imperial administration

• The establishment of racial categories of social hierarchy under the casta system in Spanish colonies in the Americas

• The official protection granted to Protestant communities in some European states, such as France, following religious conflicts

Based on your knowledge of Gunpowder Empires, which group was more successful at applying tolerant beliefs to varying groups within its borders.

• The Safavid, who forced those they conquered to convert to their faith.

• The willingness of Mughal shahs to adopt various faiths and incorporate their beliefs.

• Spanish Conquistadors willing to support Aztec lifestyles.

• The Ming dynasty and their attitudes towards outsiders.